Ssangyong C&E Aims for 'Zero Accidents'... Establishes Joint Labor-Management Safety Roadmap

Operation of Honorary Industrial Safety Supervisor System... Authority to Recommend Awards
Encouragement to Obtain Industrial Safety Engineer Certification

Ssangyong C&E is embarking on building a safety culture with the goal of 'zero accidents.'

Ssangyong C&E Donghae Plant
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On the 15th, Ssangyong C&E announced that it has established a ‘Labor-Management Joint Safety Culture Roadmap for Achieving Zero Accidents.’

The roadmap sets detailed annual safety management activity plans over three years to enhance the execution capability of safety management in production plants. The ultimate goal is to achieve zero accidents through mutual protection among workers.

To this end, the top priority this year is to establish an industrial accident prevention system centered on risk assessment. The goal is ‘zero accidents’ across all business sites. Next year, the plan is to build an autonomous stage through voluntary participation of labor and management, and by 2026, to complete a complementary safety culture where on-site workers protect their colleagues working alongside them.

To identify on-site risk factors and operate and establish the safety management system, an Honorary Industrial Safety Officer system will be implemented. These officers will focus on inspecting site safety, managing risk factors, and will also have the authority to recommend awards for outstanding safety management activities by employees.

The Visible Felt Leadership (VFL) safety observation activities led by safety management officers will also be expanded. Introduced early last year, VFL involves not only plant managers and department heads as on-site safety management officers but also the company’s top executives visiting work sites regularly to communicate directly with on-site workers. They receive safety-related suggestions and verify key inspection points in practice.

Ssangyong C&E is encouraging employees to acquire industrial safety engineer certifications so that they can independently gain expert-level safety knowledge and experience. As of the end of last month, the employee certification acquisition rate is about 20%, but the company plans to raise this to around 50% by the end of this year. Alongside this, safety culture consulting conducted by external experts will continue to be implemented.

Hyun-Jun Lee, President of Ssangyong C&E, emphasized, “With the establishment of the labor-management joint safety culture roadmap, if labor and management closely examine the sites to prevent safety accidents and reduce unsafe factors, accidents can be prevented. The voluntary efforts of individuals to strengthen safety awareness will greatly contribute to the early establishment of a complementary safety culture, ultimately bringing us one step closer to building a safe workplace.”

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